Eli

[ ee-lahy ]

noun
  1. a Hebrew judge and priest. 1 Samuel 1–4.

  2. Also El·ie [el-ee]. /ˈɛl i/. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “height.”

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Eli

/ (ˈiːlaɪ) /


noun
  1. Old Testament the highest priest at Shiloh and teacher of Samuel (I Samuel 1–3)

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